Home Improvement Today?

Just ordered this Milwaukee Stapler and Oscillating Tool set on Special Buy from Home Depot.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...atteries-2526-20-2447-20-48-11-2412/314325655

Should come just in time to make hanging the christmas lights a little easier.

 

The ryobi one works ok. It did have the overheat shutoff keep kicking off the power when i was grinding on tile grout but thats tough on any machine.

 

I bought the Worx corded Oscillating tool and it works great. With the correct blade, you can easily cut plywood and 2x4 that are installed in need of repair. The cordless would be nice but for $60, the corded one did the job. https://www.worx.com/corded-oscillating-multi-tool-wx686l.html#

 

will do!

 

My latest home improvement job is just a small one. Our master bath toilet sits in a nook and previous owner had a small cabinet to hold various bathroom items above said toilet. It was ugly and they didn't mount it level. So, I removed that, painted the nook wall and added some shelves. Just waiting on some nice wicker baskets to hold all the ladies bathroom supplies. Our bathroom is mostly white/gray and we went with an olive green color for the wall and I stained the wood shelves dark to add some color.

 

Climbed onto the roof and fixed a leak. This is the second roofing nail that has backed out through the shingle. I pumped the hole full of roofing patch sealer, so that hole should be good the life of this roof.

 

To Seal & Protect right there.

 

Was supposed to be an easy job replacing this lower skirt and cove moulding as it was a little "punky". Well things are never as they appear. Had to rip off all of the wood on this porch post due to massive rot and ant infestation. Had these shims around the base to widen the base...odd. Fortunately, the 4X4 PT post is fine, just soaked on the bottom 4". I'm letting it dry out for a day or two and then will use Azek to replace everything. Small section of the bottom rail is rotten, so I removed that material and will use some wood epoxy as a first fix.

 

Fortunately, the homeowner was there to witness the carnage and approved of all measures. And this is an hourly job as I don't do estimate work when there is a potential for rot. Phew!

 

All better now.

 

Not sure if you've cut drywall yet but you can use one of these. It's for old working ceiling fans in, they're super strong. You basically slip the bar in the hole and crank it tight between the studs. It might be tricky to do in a wall but I think you could do it.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/RACO-1-Gan...rd-Ceiling-Fan-Ceiling-Electrical-Box/3127059

 

Nice repair. What did the homeowner do to crack all of the border bricks? Something had to have hit them.

 

I'm not sure. In the course of our conversation about the rot that was discovered yesterday, they did mention that some of the bricks were in rough shape.

 

Maybe ice in the long winters? It kind of looks like it was hit with the bucket on a backhoe.
I just know that would drive me crazy out side of my front door. At least you have their column in tip top shape.

 

Could be standing water/ice related per the condition of that post. Maybe the entire brick patio/base is leaning towards the house a wee bit?

 

I would have bought this had I seen it when I went to Lowe’s. I bought the 1/2 thick box and was going to slide a piece of wood behind the drywall so I would have something to screw it to and for the patch. Luckily I held the new light against the wall before I cutt and realized it was going to be way to low. Had to move it up about 6” so I went back and bought the carlon old work box and cut it in.

 

I made and installed cabinet/bookshelves for a customer. Here are before and after photos